{"id":4260,"date":"2026-10-02T18:24:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T18:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=4260"},"modified":"2026-10-02T18:24:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T18:24:15","slug":"little-pearl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/little-pearl\/","title":{"rendered":"Little Pearl (Zhemchuzhinka) Tumbling Pink Cherry Tomato Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-auto kksr-align-left kksr-valign-top\"\n    data-payload='{&quot;align&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;4260&quot;,&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;valign&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;ignore&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;reference&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;count&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;legendonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;readonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;score&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;starsonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;best&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;gap&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;greet&quot;:&quot;Share your rating&quot;,&quot;legend&quot;:&quot;0\\\/5 - (0 votes)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Little Pearl (Zhemchuzhinka) Tumbling Pink Cherry Tomato Review&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;_legend&quot;:&quot;{score}\\\/{best} - ({count} {votes})&quot;,&quot;font_factor&quot;:&quot;1.25&quot;}'>\n            \n<div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 0px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                \n\n<div class=\"kksr-legend\" style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\">\n            <span class=\"kksr-muted\">Share your rating<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"tldr-box\" style=\"background: #f4f9f4; padding: 20px; border-left: 5px solid #4CAF50; margin-bottom: 30px; border-radius: 4px;\">\n<h3>\ud83d\udccc Quick Summary (TL;DR): Zhemchuzhinka (Little Pearl)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A commercial Russian variety from the GISOK seed company. The name translates to &#8220;Little Pearl&#8221;. Visually and genetically, it appears to be identical to the well-known western variety <em>Garden Pearl<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Determinate (bush). It has a trailing\/tumbling growth habit, making it an absolute superstar for container gardening, balcony pots, and hanging baskets.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Tiny, beautiful pinkish-pearlescent cherry tomatoes. They average about 0.3-0.7 oz (10-20 g) each.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor &amp; Yield:<\/strong> Extremely sweet. For such a small plant, the yields are insane &#8211; the bushes get completely smothered in fruit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"add-review-cta\" style=\"margin: 20px 0; padding: 15px; background: #f9f9f9; border-left: 4px solid #4CAF50; border-radius: 4px;\"><strong>\ud83c\udf45 Grown this variety?<\/strong> <a href=\"#wpdcom\">Click here to add your own photos and review below!<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">S<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Svetikk (Sveta) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (29,376 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region, Stupinsky District (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Zhemchuzhinka (Little Pearl). Det variety from the GISOK seed company. Tbh, based on the looks and description, it&#8217;s basically the exact same thing as Korean Creeping or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/garden-pearl\/\">Garden Pearl<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can grow it in barrels, hanging baskets, or just out in the garden. I grew mine in a 4-gallon (15L) pot and actually tied it up to a small stake so it wouldn&#8217;t cascade down too much. The tomatoes are tiny, like 0.3-0.7 oz (10-20 g), with this gorgeous pink-pearlescent color. Super sweet, and the plant was absolutely loaded with them!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_09\/IMG_20210730_185307.jpg.2be63608c8f0ec1c83a9df26d5c5e6d7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_09\/IMG_20210730_185307.thumb.jpg.3ac716124920e5c1995b0c68c9076601.jpg\" alt=\"Zhemchuzhinka tomato plant growing in a container\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_09\/IMG_20210730_075438.jpg.0f57b1e462154e431f765fc37df9bc16.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_09\/IMG_20210730_075438.thumb.jpg.7374b8bc1d1bde337aab2417777f756f.jpg\" alt=\"Pink pearlescent cherry tomatoes on the vine\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_09\/IMG_20210730_075449.jpg.23bdc3bf6c9ee3bff9f9c72217edda4f.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_09\/IMG_20210730_075449.thumb.jpg.1cba07c3c2a88a1c82e9616676b01037.jpg\" alt=\"Little Pearl tumbling cherry tomato\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"editor-note\" style=\"background: #eef7ff; padding: 15px; border-left: 4px solid #2196F3; margin-top: 15px; font-size: 1.2em;\"><strong>\ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83c\udf3e Editor&#8217;s Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tumbling Tomatoes:<\/strong> Sveta mentions having to tie this plant up so it wouldn&#8217;t trail down too much. Varieties like <em>Zhemchuzhinka<\/em> and <em>Garden Pearl<\/em> have a &#8220;tumbling&#8221; or creeping growth habit. Their stems are naturally pliable and meant to cascade over the edges of hanging baskets or tall planters, making them perfect for patio and balcony growers!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Seed Trade Synonyms:<\/strong> As Sveta correctly suspected, it is very common in the Eastern European seed market for companies to take a well-known western heirloom (like the German-bred <em>Garden Pearl<\/em>) and rename it slightly (like <em>Little Pearl<\/em> or <em>Korean Creeping<\/em>) for local trademark reasons.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udccc Quick Summary (TL;DR): Zhemchuzhinka (Little Pearl) \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A commercial Russian variety from the GISOK seed company. The name translates to &#8220;Little Pearl&#8221;. Visually and genetically, it appears to be identical to the well-known western variety Garden Pearl. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Determinate (bush). It has a trailing\/tumbling growth habit, making it an absolute superstar &#8230; <a title=\"Little Pearl (Zhemchuzhinka) Tumbling Pink Cherry Tomato Review\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/little-pearl\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Little Pearl (Zhemchuzhinka) Tumbling Pink Cherry Tomato Review\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4260,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52,3,65],"tags":[79,54,44,53,325,15,1094],"class_list":["post-4260","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bush-and-dwarf","category-cherry-grape-tomatoes","category-pink-tomatoes","tag-balcony-tomato","tag-bush-tomato","tag-container-tomato","tag-determinate","tag-pink-cherry-tomato","tag-sweet-flavor","tag-tumbling-tomato"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4260","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4260"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4260\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4262,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4260\/revisions\/4262"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4260"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4260"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4260"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4260"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}